The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is late cardial involvement in children diagnosed with post streptococcal reactive arthritis after discontinuation of prophylactic antibiotic therapy.

children who were diagnosed with psra at least one year before the study

Device: echocardiogram

echocardiogram

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

up to 18 Years

Genders Eligible for Study:

Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Sampling Method:

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

out patient rheumatology clinic

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

PSRA patients under 18 who were diagnosed at least one year prior to the study

Exclusion Criteria:

PSRA patients under 18 who were diagnosed less one year prior to the study

patients who do not fulfill PSRA criteria

patients who fulfill Jones criteria

patients with a known heart defect

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01179451